Virtual Tour

Last modified on 2016-03-11 01:58:29 GMT. . .

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WHO WE ARE:

Welcome. The Meditation Circle is a meditation group in the Buddhist tradition, practicing vipassana or insight meditation. We’re based in Charleston, West Virginia, and meet every Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the , 520 Kanawha Blvd.

We’re a lay support group for people interested in meditation or who wish to deepen their practice through the support of a meditation sangha. Our members come from a wide variety of spiritual traditions and backgrounds. We encourage people to seek out seasoned teachers to further their practice. Cushions, meditation benches and chairs are available or bring your own cushion, if you wish.

WHAT WE DO:

The evening begins with a 20 to 25 minute meditation, preceded by a short period of instruction for newcomers, if needed. This is followed by an approximately 10-minute long meditation in movement, based on one of the most common forms of Chinese , the classic Eight Pieces of Brocade. After the Qigong session, there is another 15 -20 round of seated meditation. We close the evening with a short Metta meditation. (Metta is the Pali term for loving-kindness or friendliness.) Questions about practice that may arise can be addressed at the end of the meditation time.

Those new to meditation practice may visit our for more information about the type of meditation we practice at the Meditation Circle,

Come join the Circle! (Although sometimes it resembles an oblong or parallelogram, but the Meditation Parallelogram of Charleston didn’t have quite the right sound.)